Messengers
Then Haggai, the messenger of the LORD, spoke to the people with the LORD’s message, “I am with you, declares the LORD.” Haggai 1:13 How much do you and I trust God? How much do we trust the Holy Spirit living in us, as Christians, to assure us of the truth of what…
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“At the Very Least”
So you shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you when you do what is right in the sight of the LORD. Deuteronomy 21:9 “At the very least, we must cry out to God.” This answer was in response to a question to our Pastor after a sermon. Unrelated…
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Hindsight
He answered, “Whether he is a sinner I do not know. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” John 9:25 Many presumptions are made about God based on hearsay. Many years ago a daycare worker said that she was seeing major differences in the children. Several years…
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Have You Not Heard?
He had lost a lot. His house was being repossessed. His company had failed. He was seeking housing he could afford. I asked that age old question: “How are you doing?” His immediate response was, “Oh, you don’t know? “Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God!” When I assured…
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Just Show Up
…but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 80% of success is showing up.” Woody Allen There are many different ways to define success in this life and, for the record, Woody Allen is not my regular “go-to guy” for definitions. But, in this quote he makes a good…
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The Value of Grace
I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus. 1 Corinthians 1:4 In the introduction of a Sunday School class on Biblical economics (really), I was reminded of the importance of the work Christ did on the cross for…
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